Draft-plate.



P. B. CAMP.

DRAFT PLATE. APPUCAUON FILED APR. 13. 1915.

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.TFT-PLATE.

f :mor Crum?? e s, amil resi-cle ood @tete new and. ufseful Plaes7 ol; which the ,ation nml. #.vhcll are compoeylng drawing@ to oral to provide the convenient attachment olf' e bottom L and supporting; plete without weakened tlrelt'plato, This object attained. in the Structure hereinafter zlscrlbed, and el' )W11 Q c, lngs,ln`wl1ol1- =e View of the impr ,l lg. 2 e detail pleo section lates for for l z guru (tratt plete;

of the sills of o. elm amil the tlret rlgg'mg;

applied thereto, o, :pf tion e, sectional v 'w on the line El of l; l? 3 uml ere sectional Views on lines 3--3 und fli4l, respectively, olf l; und llg. is;

en enel y'ev/ of elle draft plete.

The improvee dwaalt and comprises' the boil); portion lO7 e central ,stli'otng drei@ :mtl

vertical abutment il o helling lugs mel bei. 0 formed by giving; the body portion of thepl y e, loop form. 'upper @nfl of the abutment il is closed7 top flange l2 el the 'flraft plete extending across it; amd this elmtment e bottoll plate l5. lQ-lorizontel parttlons,. as ll, l5, extend across tlxe interior olf the. abutment for the purpose of increasing' its Strength. @ne ol.2 the side Walle the'abucment l is provided with a. 'l shaped Aperture as Shown et 1G.) mol tl lnottmn "plate i3 is slottefl. from l e .lo parallel with the body i of the clraft plete, indicated e eilt and bull vortice eipeclleeton of Letters Patent.

:from the wall aperture Patented Angora 25, Serial Noe @LMBt end lange 22, and en intermediate horizontel loop 23 in the body portion o the draft plete. 'The bottom flanges 2l. `supporting the enel draft und bulmg lugs ereeaell pro @dell with e bolt-hole 7J-le The bottom guide and follower .Supporting plete 25 is; secured to the draft pla-te by means of bolts setting through the Slot 17 xml the bolt- "oles 24:7 the former being entered into the slot l.'7 through the :aperture lll The'clreft plete@ are attached to the center sills E36, 27,

, of u car by means of bolts.

ln 2 of the drawings there is sl'lowrl en ordinary draft gear yoke 28, and followers' 29, 3j), 31 and 32, for .cooperating with :1 per): of tandem springs.

The draft plate as described is Simple in construction, light in weight end possesses great strength, and provides for the con1 lenient attachment and removal of the bot tom 'gulde and :follewer-supporting plete without sacrificing strength of the intermediate stop.

l claim as my xmlentonn draft plete comprising :t booty por tion, central hollow stop lug he'l'eg 2. bot-tom plate, one side well of the stop being npertmecl and its bottom. plate being `islo ted,

to reeeve e guideplnte attaching bolt` 2. A omit plete comprising e body por tion, aw central hollow stop lug having a bottom plate one side wall offlthe stop be 'ing apertured and its bottom plate being slotted fron'l 'the wall aperture receive wirke-plate attaching bolt, vertical flanges adjacent the ends o the body portion forming Stop lug; horizontal top and bottom Eeuwes reinforcing euch stop;H the bottom ller 'loving holes to recewe guide-pluto fltteellng bote 

